Dynamic temporal evolution of polar cap tongue of ionization during magnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Hosokawa, K ^a   Tsugawa, T ^b   Shiokawa, K ^c   Otsuka, Y ^c   Nishitani, N ^c   Ogawa, T ^b   Hairston, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 78650956586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015848     Document Type: Article

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